Description

1.
799 CHURCH STREET
(South West Side)
SP 8113 NE 1/26 7.4.52.

II GV

2.
A C15 structure refronted in the earlier C19. 2 storeys.
Stuccoed, triple-gabled with elaborately moulded and cut barge boards,
shaped and moulded central and bottom finials with pendants. Old tile
roof. Each gable lids one flat pointed arched window under drip mould with
mask keystone (Shakespeare, Shelley? and Marlow?) and diamond glazing.
On ground floor - similar window under left hand gable, two similar windows
(one small) under right hand gable, and two narrow similar windows under
central gable flanking four-panel door (Gothic panels) with octagonal pattern
fanlight, under similar drip mould to windows. All ground floor windows
have octagonal and diamond glazing pattern. Extension to right hand -
one window on first floor and stable door on ground floor. Interior has
large open fireplace and other C16 features. Staircase C17. C18 wings
at back. Clustered shafts with elaborate heads to chimneys.

Nos 8 to 12 (even) and No 16 form a group

Listing NGR: SP8175613829

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26411449

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas